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 Moth in my rice
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| zcuc |
Posted on 13-09-2010 08:16
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
Hi, Does anyone recognize this moth? I found it with larva inside my rice jar. zcuc attached the following image:  [37.43Kb] |
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| BubikolRamios |
Posted on 13-09-2010 13:21
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Member Location: Slovenia Posts: 1729 Joined: 14.06.09 |
mybe this: http://www.agrozo...&l2=en Pyralidae, I think definitely. Edited by BubikolRamios on 13-09-2010 13:21 highly searchable nature photo galery --> http://agrozoo.ne....jsp?l2=en |
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| Cesa |
Posted on 13-09-2010 14:32
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 Member Location: Turkey Posts: 1276 Joined: 13.10.09 |
A pest. Plodia interpunctella in the subfamily Phycitinae (family Pyralidae) |
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| Clive Lau |
Posted on 13-09-2010 14:33
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Member Location: Hong Kong Posts: 669 Joined: 27.03.07 |
I agree that this is likely Plodia interpunctella.
Edited by Clive Lau on 13-09-2010 14:34 |
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| zcuc |
Posted on 13-09-2010 16:23
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
Do you know how if it can get into a sealed cellophane bag? I found larva in a a new cellophane bag from the supermarket. Could it drill a hole and lay the eggs through the plastic? |
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| Cesa |
Posted on 13-09-2010 17:38
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Member Location: Turkey Posts: 1276 Joined: 13.10.09 |
Sometimes, supermarkets sell dried-food materials infested previously by some insects, like nuts, rice in cellophane bag. When the insect developed, emerge but cannot fly outside the cellophane bag.
Edited by Cesa on 13-09-2010 17:39 |
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| zcuc |
Posted on 13-09-2010 19:27
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
Cesa, Yes I know there is a chance it was already inside but before I open the bag I saw some adult on the outside and the bag itself looks sealed so I was wondering if they can drill into it?  |
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